12/06: Potawatomi bothered over proposed Kenosha casino
The associated press reports that a proposed Menominee tribal casino in Kenosha would cut into business taken in by the Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee according to a lengthy report generated by, guess who, the Potawatomi.
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- Tribe vows to keep trying for casino OK
- Federal government rejects Kenosha casino proposal
- Legislature Wants Authority To Review Proposed Casinos
- WAMI taps Skillet as best group/artist
- Potawatomi Bingo Casino Announces 2nd Annual Hunting Moon Pow-wow
- Kenosha could be home of new casino
- Kenosha casino proposal betting on Illinois gamblers
- MichGO files lawsuit in attempt to stop proposed Allegan County casino
- Police: Man Followed Potawatomi Winners Home, Robbed Them
Interesting gambling information:
- 1951: On September 4, Frank Sinatra makes his Vegas debut, performing in the Crystal Room at the Desert Inn.
1959: Wayne Newton performs in Vegas for the first time, despite the fact that he is still too young to enter a casino. - The term "turned the tables" is actually a chess term coming from the mid 1600's. When a player was losing, they would physically turn the chess table to assume the winning side of the table.
- Charles Fey invented the first slot machine way back in 1895. He went on to perfect his initial innovation in 1907, when he teamed with Mills Novelty Company who manufactured the "Mills Liberty Bell".
- 1926: Las Vegas gets a regular air service. Western Air Express flies between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. The airfield later becomes the site for the famous Sahara and Hilton hotels.
1931: Gambling is legalized in Nevada on March 19. Construction begins on the long awaited Hoover Dam.
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